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Why (and How) a Community Bank Cultivates Crypto & Cannabis Clients

The Financial Brand

A small Florida bank seeks to fill a niche by serving riskier businesses — nationally — that other financial institutions shy away from. The post Why (and How) a Community Bank Cultivates Crypto & Cannabis Clients appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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Payments Innovation: Brand Of Choice Driven By Consumer Experience

PYMNTS

It is important to note that 214 banks, excluding the top 25, participated in the Bank Innovation Readiness Index survey. These comprised regional banks, smaller commercial banks, community banks and credit unions, the majority having assets between $500 million and $5 billion.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. Bob Hickok.

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Member Benefits: Fighting elder financial exploitation

Independent Banker

Community banks can help prevent, identify and report financial elder abuse. A number of ICBA solutions provide community bankers with the tools they need to assist customers who may be experiencing financial exploitation. How to respond to elder financial abuse. What can be done to prevent it in the future. CRA Partners.

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DoorDash, Airbnb IPOs; BNPL Trends; Pet Fraud Top This Week's News

PYMNTS

Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. FinTechs want to offer compliant banking services, while community banks want new ways to grow deposits. But while digital shopping is transforming brands all over the world, catalogs aren’t vanishing completely.

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The case for end-to-end digital lending

Independent Banker

“I’m not sure how we would have processed all of the PPP loans and everything else in the last 18 months without some of the technology that we have implemented,” says Chris Jundt, senior vice president and chief lending officer at First State Bank & Trust. Northpointe Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., Cashing in on efficiencies.

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Membership Central

Independent Banker

Resurging real-estate markets around the country are prompting more community banks to re-emphasize home lending. Recently, ICBA Mortgage expanded its product menu to help community banks meet more of their customers’ needs—including often their most profitable ones. ICBA Mortgage—Your Mortgage Center.